Mary Ann Thurston

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Mary Ann Thurston, age 77, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at Mercy Health Center, joining her beloved husband and baby boy Johnnie. She was born Jan. 15, 1932, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Lee Roy Monroe and Rena Jewell Morrow Monroe. She married Richard Wesley Thurston on Dec. 24, 1946, at Girard, Kan. He preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 1987. Mary Ann worked as a nurse aide at Mercy Hospital from 1976 retiring in 1996. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Tabernacle. Mary Ann was known as an excellent cook. She loved spending time with grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday in the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the Fort Scott Fire Department and may be sent to Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS, 66701.